Air bag
2016 Kia Soul airbags problems
17 complaints (2% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 35,911. 13 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 35,911
- crashes
- 13
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Kia Soul airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2016 Kia Soul airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2016 Kia Soul owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Airbags did not deploy
4 29 23 at 101091 miles the catalytic converter was replaced. The car sucks up oil before even the 3000 .mark..kia performed. Then on7/8/25 wg baker replaced catalytic converter again. Also coding of abs brakes now and why would catalytic converter need replacing? Because car is eating off oil. Yes my car stopped on the interstate and I had to pull over. I've already done two tune ups.
Steering wheel airbag did not deploy during an accident. The side aibags did deployed. Car was going 55mph and colided into another car with front passenger side took majority of the force.
On Saturday morning may 4th, I found the driver side window smashed in and lots of broken glass on street and in my car. I wasn't driving .. it was parked on atreet
Airbag Control Model malfunction discovered during diagnostic test at inspection and confirmed at service center. Must be replaced. Safety compromised as airbag may not deploy in an accident.
The crash at about 2:30am early tuesday morning on nov. 24, 2020, on her way home from her nearby 2nd shift job, my wife's 2016 kia sol was hit hard on the driver's side by a car being pursued by police. Luckily, and possibly because my wife is short and sits high, she appears uninjured although visibly shaken and very nervous about night driving. My wife had pulled her car over to the right side of the 4+ lane road when she heard sirens. While pulled over with the car running and her foot on the brake, the perpetrator's vehicle crashed into the driver's side and pushed her car several feet further to the right, crumpling the doors and breaking off the left rear wheel and suspension from the impact. The police report showed that the perpetrator's vehicle approached her car from the front left, but the vehicle hit the very short kia squarely and only in the two driver's side doors with no damage to the front or rear fenders. Clearly not sideswiped where the entire side would have been damaged. Allstate insurance totaled the car and photos from the accident scene and towing yard are attached, as is the police report. No airbags deployed! None of the kia's airbags deployed. We bought the car new in late 2015 and it has been completely serviced since then at the original kia dealer. They recently updated the car's computer under a kia recall. On dec. 4, 2020, I contacted the kia consumer assistance center (kaylee c at 949‑468‑4689) and asked why the airbags failed. After looking at photos I sent her and from the copart lot, she quickly said the car was "sideswiped and not hit hard enough to deploy the airbags". Her response was protecting kia line as any review of the photos shows that he car was hit from the side very hard and not sideswiped. I ask that the federal safety agency investigate this incident as it's unlikely that only my vehicle has this potentially fatal flaw.
On october 28, 2020 I had a box truck slam the brakes in front of me causing me to rear end them going approximately 25/30 MPH. The front of my kia was smashed into the engine and airbags did not deploy. I have sustained major long term injuries due to the airbag not deploying.
I was rear ended on the 91freeway in california.I was almost at a complete stop due to traffic.I was hit so hard from the back that I was thrown into vehicle in front of me.my daughter and I were in the car.my car is a total loss.not one single air bag deployed.but by the grace of god we escaped with minor injuries.by that I mean were alive.
Front impacted another vehicle at 35-40 MPH and air bags did not deploy. This happened 3/7/2020 at 3:45 in port charolette fl. This occurred on route 776 and toledo blade
Questions about the 2016 Kia Soul airbags
Does the 2016 Kia Soul have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the airbags of the 2016 Kia Soul, 2% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2016 Kia Soul airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 35,911 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2016 Kia Soul airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Kia Soul have bad airbags?
The Kia Soul model years with the most airbags complaints are 2011 (26 complaints), 2014 (26 complaints) and 2010 (21 complaints).
Other 2016 Kia Soul problems
Engine 623Fuel system 85Transmission 62Electrical 56Acceleration 33Steering 30Brakes 21Body 19Lights 18Driver assistance 9Suspension 8Visibility 8Seat belts 4Seats 4Tires 1
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